Killer seal

Giants of the Deep

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February 13th 2007
The weather is beautiful this morning with little wind so we are confident the whale watch cruise will go ahead today even though it rained all night. Had a good breakfast (included in the room price) before driving the short distance into Kaikoura, when we arrived at the Whale Watch place we were told the tour would leave around 10.30am so we went to check out a seal colony down the coast. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more